Now I'm thinking of this book series. Very entertaining and great for gaming inspiration.


Now I'm thinking of this book series. Very entertaining and great for gaming inspiration.
I recommend:
The Big Book of the Unexplained
The Big Book of Conspiracies
The Big Book of Little Criminals
The Big Book of Bad
The Big Book of Thugs
The Big Book of Weirdos 
The Big Book of the Weird Wild West

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  1. Paul BeakleyJanuary 20, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    This was my childhood jam:

    http://www.amazon.com/Man-Myth-Magic-Illustrated-Encyclopedia/dp/185435731X

    We had 16 or 17 of the 21 volumes. Damn those guys were good at keeping subscribers on the hook! But I think it ended up being either this or groceries one month, and we never got back into the swing of it. :(

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  2. Christopher HattyJanuary 20, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    I WANT ALL THIS

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  3. Juan OchoaJanuary 20, 2015 at 8:56 AM

    I had Conspiracies and loved it.

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  4. kirin robinsonJanuary 20, 2015 at 10:21 AM

    Yeah, these were great.

    Thugs was a personal favorite.

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  5. Christopher HattyJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:17 AM

    I need to revisit this series. It turned me off when I was younger because, quite frankly, it looked like a tabloid, and I was into the, uh, more academic-seeming Fortean Times.

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  6. James OlchakJanuary 20, 2015 at 4:22 PM

    I have the whole run, and I can also say that they're a great trivia primer if you ever have a chance to go on Jeopardy.

    "Who is Herbert Tarnower?"

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